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H.B. 123
This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon,
Feb 17, 2003 at 10:53 AM by bhilbert. -->
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PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC FUNDING FOR
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ABORTION
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2003 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: J. Morgan Philpot
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This act modifies the offenses against the family section of the Utah Criminal Code. The
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act prohibits the state and political subdivisions from using public funds for the
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performance of an abortion, and provides a penalty.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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ENACTS:
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76-7-326, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
76-7-326
is enacted to read:
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76-7-326. Public funding of abortion forbidden.
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(1) Public funds of the state, its institutions, or its political subdivisions may not be
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used to pay or otherwise reimburse, either directly or indirectly, any person, agency, or facility
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for the performance of any induced abortion service, except as authorized under h [
Subsection
]
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SUBSECTIONS
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76-7-302
(2)(a) h
,(b), OR (c)
h .
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(2) If a state agency violates Subsection (1), the Legislature h [
shall
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MAY
h eliminate
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h [
all
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ANY OR ALL OF
h the
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public funds provided to the state agency.
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(3) ANY AGENT OF A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, ACTING ALONE OR IN
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CONCERT WITH OTHERS WHO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FUNDS PROHIBITED IN SUBSECTION (1) IS
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GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR AND SHALL BE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT.
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Legislative Review Note
as of 1-17-03 10:49 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.